Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Thursday that the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis could still face criminal exposure in the future, arguing there is “no statute of limitations on murder” and disputing claims of blanket legal protection for the agent.
Ellison made the comments during an appearance on “The Jim Acosta Show,” where he pushed back on Vice President JD Vance’s assertion that the agent involved “is protected by absolute immunity” because he is a federal officer “doing his job.”
“For anyone watching your show, Jim, there is no absolute immunity,” Ellison said, adding that murder prosecutions are not barred by any statute of limitations. He suggested that if current political leadership blocks accountability now, that may not always be the case.
Host Jim Acosta followed up by saying, “And if you have to wait until 2029, so be it,” implying a change in federal leadership after the 2028 election could alter the legal landscape. Ellison agreed, arguing that the seriousness of taking a life is exactly why murder charges are not time-barred.
Ellison also focused on the long-term impact on Good’s family, saying their lives have been permanently changed and that “justice is not going to go to sleep or go away.” He said his office would pursue the matter “to its logical, factual end.”
When reached for comment by Fox News Digital, White House spokeswoman Abigal Jackson said assaults on ICE officers have surged due to what she called “dangerous, untrue smears” from Democratic officials, and argued officers “act heroically to enforce the law and protect American communities.”
On Tuesday, a top Department of Justice (DOJ) official said the department would not pursue a criminal civil rights investigation into the agent involved in Good’s death.
According to the Associated Press, lawyers with the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division were told last week they would not take part in the investigation at this time, citing two people familiar with the matter who spoke anonymously.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News Digital on Tuesday, “There is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation.” CNN first reported Blanche’s statement, which did not include details on how the DOJ reached its conclusion.
Federal officials have said the agent acted in self-defense after Good drove her vehicle toward him, describing her actions as “an act of domestic terrorism.”
